The stock of Willdan Group Inc (WLDN) has gone up by 1.34% for the week, with a 12.00% rise in the past month and a 20.95% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 3.44%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 3.99% for WLDN. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.25% for WLDN’s stock, with a 43.77% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ: WLDN) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ: WLDN) is above average at 30.62x, Company’s 36-month beta value is 1.39.Analysts have differing opinions on the stock, with 1 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
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The public float for WLDN is 13.04M, and currently, short sellers hold a 3.50% ratio of that floaft. The average trading volume of WLDN on August 23, 2024 was 100.77K shares.
WLDN) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Willdan Group Inc (NASDAQ: WLDN) has surged by 4.30 when compared to previous closing price of 36.32, but the company has seen a 1.34% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-08-22 that Let us take a look at four top-ranked stocks, WLDN, LEU, VRT and EZPW, with stellar net profit margins that can help create a winning portfolio.
Analysts’ Opinion of WLDN
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for WLDN stocks, with Seaport Global Securities repeating the rating for WLDN by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for WLDN in the upcoming period, according to Seaport Global Securities is $37 based on the research report published on October 11, 2017 of the previous year 2017.
Wedbush, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see WLDN reach a price target of $40, previously predicting the price at $35. The rating they have provided for WLDN stocks is “Outperform” according to the report published on May 12th, 2017.
Canaccord Genuity gave a rating of “Buy” to WLDN, setting the target price at $36 in the report published on March 30th of the previous year.
WLDN Trading at 15.92% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought WLDN to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -1.61% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 3.99%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 3.44%, as shares surge +12.46% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +22.00% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, WLDN rose by +1.63%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +100.16% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $35.86. In addition, Willdan Group Inc saw 76.19% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at WLDN starting from BIEBER MICHAEL A, who sale 750 shares at the price of $36.46 back on Aug 12 ’24. After this action, BIEBER MICHAEL A now owns 169,726 shares of Willdan Group Inc, valued at $27,345 using the latest closing price.
BIEBER MICHAEL A, the PRESIDENT AND CEO of Willdan Group Inc, sale 10,273 shares at $36.43 during a trade that took place back on Aug 08 ’24, which means that BIEBER MICHAEL A is holding 169,726 shares at $374,245 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for WLDN
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.05 for the present operating margin
- 0.33 for the gross margin
The net margin for Willdan Group Inc stands at 0.03. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 8.57, with 4.20 for asset returns.
Based on Willdan Group Inc (WLDN), the company’s capital structure generated 0.32 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.48. The debt to equity ratio resting at 0.47. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.57.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 38.51 million with net debt to EBITDA at 1.58. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 1.1. The receivables turnover for the company is 3.68for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 1.31. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.81.
Conclusion
In a nutshell, Willdan Group Inc (WLDN) has experienced a better performance in recent times. The stock has received mixed “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
